From d1a32d32ed86380b86c98ffe050c79073c02b5b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult" Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2025 18:57:04 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] README.md: update due recent events of Redhat's censorship Add update on recent censorship by Redhat employees on freedesktop.org. Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult --- README.md | 22 +++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3cebf30ff..760311484 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -5,15 +5,27 @@ Xlibre project's fork of the Xorg xserver, with lots of code cleanups and enhanced functionality. That fork was necessary since toxic elements within Xorg projects, moles -from certian big corp are boycotting any substantial work on Xorg, in order -to destroy the project, to elimitate competition of their own products. -(classic "embrace, extend, extinguish" tactics) +from BigTech, are boycotting any substantial work on Xorg, in order to +destroy the project, to elimitate competition of their own products. +Classic "embrace, extend, extinguish" tactics. + +Right after first journalists began covering the planned fork Xlibre, +on June 6th 2025, Redhat employees started a purge on the Xlibre founder's +gitlab account on freedesktop.org: deleted the git repo, tickets, merge +requests, etc, and so fired the shot that the whole world heared. This is an independent project, not at all affiliated with BigTech or any of their subsidiaries or tax evasion tools, nor any political activists groups, state actors, etc. It's explicitly free of any "DEI" or similar discriminatory policies. Anybody who's treating others nicely is welcomed. +It doesn't matter which country you're coming from, your politicial views, +your race, your sex, your age, your food menu, whether you wear boots or +heels, whether you're furry or fairy, Conan or McKay, comic character, a +small furry creature from Alpha Centauri, or just an boring average person. +Anybody's welcomed, who's interested in bringing X forward. + +Together we'll make X great again! Upgrade notice -------------- @@ -29,8 +41,8 @@ Upgrade notice * Proprietary NVidia drivers might break: they still haven't managed to do do even simple cleanups to catch up with Xorg master for about a year. - All attempts to get into direct contact have failed. We're trying to work - around this, but cannot give any guarantees. + All attempts to get into direct mail contact have failed. We're trying to + work around this, but cannot give any guarantees. * Most xorg drivers should run as-is (need recompile!), with some exceptions. See .gitlab-ci.yml for the versions/branches built along w/ Xlibre.